<p>I suggest to look at allnurses.com as they have more information there. Long story short, the DNP will likely never be a true legislated requirement, the same way that BSN never became the base degree required for RN. </p>
<p>I’m currently in a BSN program and planning to apply to OHSU, UND, Case Western, Vanderbilt and Yale for NP-MSN (PMHNP) programs upon graduating, without gaining work experience. Boston College, UT-Austin and many other schools offer MSNs and do not require work experience (though some do recommend it).</p>
<p>Some schools that have switched to DNP have begun switching back to MSN, or at least offering it anew. I’m only a BSN student, but it seems to me that the key reason so many colleges are switching from MSN to DNP is their pocket books. Just my $0.02. Best of luck in your search.</p>